The Hague - Reliability and Integrity Summit 2025

Marko Verdes

Orador principal

Marko Verdes is a globally recognized expert in the petrochemical industry with 30+ years of experience in asset integrity and reliability. A pioneer in Asset Integrity Management Systems (IMS), he has led global initiatives, optimized frameworks, and integrated IMS with systems like SAP. With expertise in inspections, audits, and corrosion management, he is a trusted advisor known for technical excellence.

Jeroen Juurlink

Consultor sénior | Gestor de equipa

Jeroen Juurlink trabalha nos departamentos de fiabilidade de vários clientes há mais de 10 anos, principalmente no sector do petróleo e do gás. Com mais de 5 anos de experiência no IMS, Jeroen especializou-se em ajudar os clientes a utilizar o módulo RCM do IMS em todo o seu potencial e a facilitar a implementação de programas RCM em todas as instalações.

Josselin Coupier

Head of Maintenance & Integrity for Bluewater Energy Services B.v.

Accomplished Operations & Maintenance Director with 20 years of experience in the energy industry, specializing in the optimization of large-scale operations in the Offshore oil & gas industry. Proven ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams, drive operational efficiency, and implement strategic initiatives that enhance productivity, safety, and profitability. Expert in ensuring regulatory compliance, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

Christos Christoglou

EMEA Maintenance Excellence Manager (Global Operations Excellence Team at Ineos Styrolution)

Christos holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering and an MSc in Materials Science, with research in automotive and aerospace. He led Bayer’s RBI team (2012–2015) and built Covestro’s Inspection Management Team. Now EMEA Asset & Maintenance Excellence Manager at Ineos Styrolution, he also represents the company in industry groups, including as Deputy Chairman of the DIN “Maintenance” Committee and CEN member (EN 16991 – RBI).

Fabrice Rey

Business Developer – Digital Asset Performance

Following Fabrice’s initial training as a process and chemical engineer in Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Industries Chimiques in Nancy in 2000, he specialized in process dynamic simulation applied to the energy industry for 20 years.  Fabrice initially joined Technip Energies as lead of process dynamic simulation activities to develop Technip Energies’ internal capabilities as part of the Expertise and Modelling department and has been leading Digital Business Development since 2023.

Martin de Jong

Section Head of the Inspection for GUNVOR Energy Rotterdam

Martin  has more than 25 years of experience in a wide range of roles and project assignments. At Cataly Partners and former employers he has been working as Specialist, Consultant and Manager both content and context wise in multiple (international) projects. Working knowledge/expertise: Regulatory Compliance, Condition Assessments, RBI, Remnant Life Assessments, Corrosion Monitoring & Management and studies such as RCA, Benchmarking, Data-Analytics and Condition Based Maintenance.

Hans Kouwer

Keynote Speaker – Executive Director Industry Consulting – EMIA

Hans Kouwer is Industry Consulting Director for the Hexagon Asset Lifecycle Intelligence division in the Europe, Middle-East, India, and Africa region, based out of the Netherlands. He has over 30 years of experience in the process industry, and has joined Hexagon 17 years ago after many years of industrial experience. Hans has extensive experiences with advising business organizations how their day-to-day business processes can benefit from effective information management and digital transformation.

Martin van den Heuvel

Principal Asset Management Consultant

Martin holds an MSc in Maintenance Management from Glasgow Caledonian University and has over 40 years of experience in inspection and maintenance. He is the developer of the Minimum Intervention Strategy for Inspection. Martin is a lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences Utrecht and the founder of MISI-Consultancy.

Romain Vidal

Deputy Head of Inspection

Romain holds Master of Engineering in Materials and Non-Destructive Testing. He is certified as an International Welding Engineer (IWE), an API as well as a French certified Inspector. With a strong foundation in materials science and non-destructive testing (NDT), Romain has built a career leading multidisciplinary teams in asset integrity management, quality assurance, and inspection. His technical expertise spans RBI, corrosion analysis, fitness-for-service assessments, repair strategies and inspection system optimization.